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Article 10 Duties at the port of arrival

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(1)

A person bringing an animal into England in a vehicle in accordance with this Order shall display the sticker or hanger given by the carrier in a prominent position in the windscreen until the vehicle leaves the confines of the port of arrival in the case of a ferry crossing or, in the case of the Channel Tunnel, the Folkstone Terminal at Cheriton.

(2)

A foot passenger on a ferry or a passenger on an aircraft bringing an animal into England in accordance with this Order shall not remove the label attached by the carrier to the collar or carrying cage until he leaves the confines of the port or airport of arrival.

(3)

A person bringing an animal into England in accordance with this Order shall produce on demand by an officer of the Minister or the local authority—

(a)

in the case of transport by ferry, in the port area;

(b)

in the case of transport through the Channel Tunnel, in the Tunnel System as defined in section 1(7) of the Channel Tunnel Act 1987f1 or the Folkstone Terminal at Cheriton, except that an officer of a local authority shall only have powers in England;

(c)

in the case of air transport, in the airport,

all health certificates required under this Order and, in the case of a foot passenger, the certificate of entry given by the carrier under the preceding article and shall make the animal available for checking.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1987 c. 53.